This is one of our favorite places to eat at Disney. So much fun! The food is actually pretty decent and we had good service. I had been there in the past with our entire family and we had a blast. I was worried that it wouldn't be as much fun with just my husband and I. But-- we were included in the fun along with all of the families. I'd pay money to see my husband doing the hokey pokey in front of the entire restaurant again LOL

What I liked about Boma is that there is a nice variety of food and I got to try out new things to eat. There were some standard food choices for less adventurous eaters like myself, too! What I hated about this restaurant is that the way the seating is arranged, I felt like I was eating with the people who were sitting next to us. There was absolutely no possible way to have a private conversation. Also, my husband and I felt like we were always in the way, stumbling between other tables and chairs just to get back and forth to the buffet. Just too crowded!

I've stayed at quite a few different Disney hotels. The Boardwalk is by far the best one for location. The walk to Epcot was about 5 minutes! A 20 minute walk or short boat ride to the studios. Awesome way to beat the crowds :)

Overall, the room was sort of 'blah'. It wasn't really themed or special and felt a little outdated. There was a microwave and refrigerator---very appreciated! We requested a room close to the lobby and it was perfect. Our view was of the pool area. We were far enough from the elevator that we didn't have noise bothering us, and yet we didn't feel like we were hiking to our rooms after a long day of walking.

The cool part of this hotel is that the boardwalk itself is a lot of fun. There is entertainment and nightlife. And we were able to watch fireworks from Illuminations from the hotel area as well.&l

Having done LOTS of homework before leaving home for our first WDW trip, those were the three things I was not
totally prepared for: H2O, hiking, and AK.

1) It was Florida in the summer. I KNEW we would need water. I just had no idea how MUCH. We went the first week of June, and I swear it was the hottest place on earth. I later found out it was hotter than normal for that time of year. We brought a case of bottled water for our family of four, but we easily bought a couple of cases in the parks when we had drained ours. Some of the drinking fountains were okay, but others (like the ones on Tom Sawyer Island)were awful. Even when youre as thirsty as we were!

2)We brought good shoes, mole skins, etc., but one day my pedometer logged 36,000 steps (2200 steps to a mile). The distance from the front desk to our hotel room at Animal Kingdom Lodge seemed like about 5 miles (at least a 5 minute walk), so keep that in mind if youre disabled or have small children.